Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-04-07
Mayor Mason has been to Boston for few

days.
Hon. E. NJ. Hamor OF West Eden, was in
| this city. on Thursday.
Miss Leonora Higgins of this city has been
vi>,'ag friends in Dexter.
Capt. /. y. Grant In, moved into his new
house on Bridge hill.
We hear that J. II. & +. X. Hopkins lost
team horse last week
Rev. c. +. W. Hubbard was in Auburn.
\. T., the ith instant.
The spring term OF the Ellsworth High
School win commence next Monday.
More harbingers OF spring Two focks Of
wild geese flew over Tuesday afternoon.
IL W. Cushmsn i at home from Ando,er
where he has been attending school.
Lewis +. sawyer has been appointed as
sistant lighi-keepcr for Mt Desert Rock.
We bad pleasant cali on Monday morn
ing last from Presiding Elder Libby, of Bucks
port.
Albion X. Hooper has been appointed
postmaster at West Ellsworth. vice J. p.
Hooper, deceased.
MIR. " Prebe Gaichell. Of Orland. has =
colt three wears old. for which he has been Of
fered three hundred dollars.
Capt. Richard Gott. o. Orland ha. bought
schooner .Mentora. Of Ca-tinc, TO use in the
coasting trade.
Prof. Austin Phelps and wife are 1t Bar
Harbor making ready their cottage for sum
mer occupation.
DR. Watson will build wharf and lumber
ward ut Bass Harbor. steamboat wharf will
also be built at West fremont.
A two-year-old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vim Thompson died recently at Deer Isle from
an overdose of opium.
Deputy Collector l.. Il. Wyman has moved
into the house he purchased of A. X. Dew
ereux. Esq, situated on High street.
Union Engine Co. No. ,, had very pleas
ant sociable and dance at Hancock Hal, Mon
day evening. Music was furnished by Mona
ghans orchestra.
Col. r. +. Campbell and daughter OF
Cherryfield. were visiting the Colonies daugh-
ter in this city. Mrs. ". II. Davis, on Thurs
day and Friday Of last week.
Benz. f. JOY has presented 10 the Judges
Chambers. at the court house, an excellent
photograph of Judge Emery. in handsome
frame.
The Atlantic House at Bar Harbor, which
was sold last fall to a Bucksport syndicate, was
rcsod. the l>t instant, for s22,o 600. The pur-
chaser was Boston lady named Balch.
Schooner Sarah \. Blaisdell of Ellsworth,
Ray. Jersey City for Chelsea. with pig iron.
arrived at Vineyard Haven. on the night Of
April /. leaking badly.
MIR. b. W. stevens went to Steuben in the
storm Of saturday ia,t and returned on Mon
day. He reports tedious ride.
w. II. Davis ha> recently been to Boston
to purchase stock for carriages for the sum
mer'- trade.
w. H. K II. +. Day. recently shipped
very elegant sx--eated blackboard OF their
manufacture to Waterloo, Iowa, to Lore Al
ford Of the firm OF Afford X Gates.
Edward Moore has entered Virgins drug
store as clerk. with the view of taking the place
OF b. ". Stey5us who is soon 10 leave.
There .ya- dance at Browns hall. Fails
village, Tuesday night. for tho purpose of
rails. money TO build shore road sidewalk.
Rev r. W. Savage ha> accepted the inyi-
tation extended to him BY VIM II, II. Rice
Post Of this city, to preach the memorial -er-
mon on the sunday evening next preceding
Memorial Day.
The two traverse juric> al the first term OF
the court in the new court house had their
photographs taken IN groups By JOY, and haye
now presented them Handsomely framed TO
the Jury rooms at the court house.
Mr., A.. f. Burnham has gone to Brockton,
Mas. 10 spend few weeks with her daugh-
cr. Mr.. Dr. Brown. who has young chil t.
whose name, according to cards from Or.
Brown. j. Ivory >harpc>s Brown and who
was born Mar. %.
Our new postmaster, \. W. Greely, Esq,
took charge Of the Office. the 1.t instant He
has appointed Mr.. GEO. T. Woodward for his
fr-t assistant and retain, Mr.. J. H. Brimmer
for the present. Hi second assistant has not
vet been named
The owners OF "The Bluffs, at Mount
Desert Ferry are d build several cottages
there for which there j. quite 4 demand among
the summer visitors. Mr. ". +. Man>ur
Bangor architect, i making the plans for them.
The first iu,tament Of Mr. Bowditeh's
crew OF Italian laborcrs. TO be- employed in
digging for the new sewers at Bar Harbor, ar
rived one day last week, from RockIand
Hon. James &. Blaine intends, the papers
say, to sail for Europe in June for a year, alb
,encc We hear that be will let hi. Bar Har-
Dor cottage the coming summer.
DR.. j. : Moore has bought tho Mary /.
Higgins property on the corner OF Main street
and Douglass avenue Bar Harbor. The land
will be divided into Iots and sold; those on
Main street for stores and the lot on Douglass
avenue for cottage ste.
At West sullivan the prospect for 4 good
summers work in granite i very promising.
Three vessels have gone out loaded. and
number are in the stream and at the wharye,
which will be loaded in a few days.
Oliver >tin>on capsized hi, boat short
time since near Swans Island and came near
being drowned with his brother Willie who
was with him. The boy was nearly dead and
it was some hours before consciousness re-
turned.
There was socia5le at Masonic hall, on
Thursday evening of last week. under the aus
IllCt> OF f>pltf-C I-DflSt, Il anu "A VI. II va,
Of course, very pleasant party and enjoyable
occasion. as all Masonic sociables are rightly
named and are therefore characterized for 50
ciabity.
According TO the Deer Isle Gazette Sarah
Tinker OF West fremont, who was one hun
bred years old Jan y, 1857, says her health
is a. good as it was thirty years ago. For the
last eighty years she has drank tea for break
fast glass of liquor on retiring, smoked her
pipe after going 10 bed. and has lived TO be 100
years old in spite of her pipe and glass.
We learn by the 1rqus that DR.. b. II.
Ordway. of Portland. is building a house at
East sullivan and that he is soon to settle at
that place with view Of succeeding to the
practice of the late DR.. Nathaniel johnson.
DR.. Ordway married DR.. Johnson's daughter.
The Methodsts held Quarterly meeting
in this city on Sunday last. We hear that an
able sermon was preached by Presiding Elder
Libby. Services were held afternoon and ev
ening. Owing to the snow blockade the atten-
dance was necessarily small